Associated Press All-State Division 7-8 football team
The 2020 Michigan Associated Press Division AllState Division 7-8 football team, which is selected by a statewide panel of sports writers:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Brady Hessbrook, Ithaca, Sr.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE
Quarterbacks
Brady Hessbrook, Ithaca, Sr.
Alex Thole, Schoolcraft, Sr.
Running backs
Sheldon Huff, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Sr.
Jackson Zeiter, Madison Heights Bishop Foley, So.
Cam Valliere, Breckenridge, Sr.
Cole Jondro, Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic, So.
Will Alexander, Sand Creek, Sr.
Wide receivers
Josh Sherwood, Grass Lake, Sr.
Adam Kidder, Madison Heights Bishop Foley, So.
Alex Armenio, Royal Oak Shrine, Sr.
Zach Poff, Ithaca, Sr.
Damaso Lebron, Homer, Sr.
Linemen
Cam Orr, New Lothrop, Sr.
Casey Donahue, Traverse City St. Francis, Sr.
Cole Pape, Delton Kellogg, Sr.
Nathan Lundin, West Iron County, Sr. Noah Bauman, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford, Jr.
Tommy Runyan, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Sr.
Darron Chinery, Saginaw Nouvel, Sr. Derrick Harmon, Detroit Loyola, Sr. Linebackers
Luke Snyder, Charlevoix, Sr.
Ethan Eyler, Petersburg-Summerfield,
Sr.
Nicholas Trumble, Addison, Jr.
Garrett Fitzgerald, Breckenridge, Sr. Defensive backs
Dylan LaGrow, Hemlock, Sr.
Connor DeVries, Lawton, Sr.
Dilon Denison, Reading, Sr.
Will Muron, New Lothrop, Sr.
Specialist
Jus’tyz Tuggle, Detroit Central, Sr.
Kicker
Connor Butcher, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, Sr.
Punter
Carson Voss, Dansville, Sr.
Coach of the year
Scott Cuthrell, Cass City
SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE
(Nominees receiving two or more votes from the voting panel)
Quarterbacks
Giovanni Mastromatteo, Clarkston Everest Collegiate, Sr.; Anthony Garrett, Detroit Loyola, Jr.
Running backs
DeSean Matthews, Detroit Southeastern, Jr.; Kyler Stone, Carson City- Crystal, Sr.; Alex Perry, Cass City, Sr.; Brian Morgan, Houghton Lake, Jr.
Wide receivers
Shenard Foster, Detroit Loyola, Jr.; Lowyind Pullen, Homer, Sr.
Linemen
Evan Stephayn, Lawton, Jr.; John Suran, Clarkston Everest Collegiate, Sr.; Jackson Marsh, Sand Creek, Sr.; Blake Smithers, Laker, Sr.; Corey Schafer, Pewamo-Westphalia, Jr.; Connor Webb, Schoolcraft, Sr.; Gavin Lueck, Oscoda, Sr.; Will Taylor, New Lothrop, Sr.; Dominic Harris, Detroit Southeastern, Jr. Linebackers
Micah Brown, Flint Beecher, Sr.; Jeremy Velasquez, Cass City, Sr.; Brayden Green, Hemlock, Sr.; Dom Cross, Clarkston Everest Collegiate, Sr.; Logan Wertman, Pewamo-Westphalia, Sr. Defensive backs
Jonathan Holloway, Lawton, Sr.;
Jared Bristle, Dansville, Jr.; Joel Emery, Ravenna, Sr.
Specialist
Trent Reed, Beaverton, Sr.
Coaches
Mark Whitley, Oscoda; Michael Pruchnicki, Clarkston Everest Collegiate.
Honorable mention
Quarterbacks
Caleb Stuck, Charlevoix; Owen Franklin, Oscoda; Grant Richardson, Harbor Springs; Conor Benson, Royal Oak Shrine; Dylan Gough, Madison Heights Bishop Foley; Carson Farley, Grass
Lake; Jake Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia; Danny Witbeck, Evart; Porter Mauk, Reading; Jack Kujawa, Saginaw Nouvel; Sam Todd, Centreville; Luke Saunders, Breckenridge; Zane Forist, Carson CityCrystal; Elijah Grainger, Detroit Central; LeRon Roseboro, Detroit Southeastern. Running backs
Dave Whitehead, Leslie; Bryant Calderon, Evart; Caleb Evosevich- Hynes, Iron Mountain; Jackson Crotser, Mendon; Jake Rueff, Lawton; Robert Knapik, Hemlock; Ben Matthews, Beal City; Tanner Wirth, Pewamo-Westphalia; Carson Heleski, Ubly; Dan Rodenbaugh, McBain; Derek Draher, Ithaca; Trae Garcia, St. Louis; Nathan Rodlund, Addison; Dylan Malinowski, Addison; Trenton Holden, Grass Lake; Devon Shaw, Ottawa LakeWhiteford.
Wide receivers
Zach Hawes, Laingsburg; Drew Hess, Oscoda; Kenyatta McKeever, Detroit Central; Harmon DeVries, Schoolcraft; Charles Niehaus, Royal Oak Shrine; Carter McAlvey, Carson City- Crystal. Lineman
Xemines Willis, Jackson Lumen Christi; Nic Carey, Leslie; Jack Burmis, HanoverHorton; Matt Oswald, Beal City; Kyler Economou, Quincy; Ugo Ike, Royal
Oak Shrine; Mack Bontekoe, McBain; Kamrin Grein, Evart; Aidan Schmuckal, Traverse City St. Francis; Zach Nickel, Charlevoix; Kaden Schirmer, Oscoda; Caden Blashill, Sandusky; Cameron May, Detroit Southeastern; Jamonn Avery, Detroit Community; Kyler King, Detroit Community; Hunter Hahn, Hemlock;
Luke Maxwell, St. Louis; Ethan Locke, Beal City; Mitch Hall, Beaverton; Bryce Middleton, Coleman; Tommy Beckman, Saugatuck; Steven Cook, Ravenna; Caleb Burklund, Iron Mountain; Isaiah Simon, Grass Lake; Kaleb Thompson, Fowler; Nick Noel, Pewamo-Westphalia; Kobe Farrow, Addison.
Linebackers
Myles McFarland, Detroit Loyola; Brody Dalton, Jackson Lumen Christi; Bryce Pietrantonio, Iron Mountain; Dominic Horak, Fowler; Brennan Pannucci,
North Muskegon; Aidan Mindel, Beal City; Craig Tappenden, Bronson; Zach Franzel, Sandusky; Caleb Nagel, Oscoda; Colton Oyervidez, Laker; Jake Hamp, Houghton Lake.
Defensive backs
Brock Thelen, Pewamo-Westphalia; Connor Schrank, Coleman; Deonte Redwine, Flint Beecher; Bryce Fernald, Cass City. Specialist
Riley Hawkins, Dansville; Jimmy Downs, Schoolcraft; Trent Hocter, HanoverHorton; Austin Hawkins, Holton; Julius Garza, New Lothrop; Devin Albain, Petersburg-Summerfield; Dariontae Brown, Detroit Community.
Kicker
Gabe Rahrig, North Muskegon; Bryce Kempf, Traverse City St. Francis.
Punter
Chase Mitchell, Lawton
Coach
Don Jess, Charlevoix
Tim Swore, Carson City- Crystal
Terry Hessbrook, Ithaca
• Voting panel: Hugh Bernreuter, The Saginaw News; George Pohly, The Macomb Daily; Bill Broderick, Battle Creek Enquirer; James Cook, Traverse City Record- Eagle; Brian Calloway, Lansing State Journal; Scott DeCamp, The Muskegon Chronicle; Daniel DÁddona, Holland Sentinel; Drew Ellis, The Oakland Press; Greg Wickliffe, The Ann Arbor News; Doug Donnelly, Daily Telegram (Adrian); Dave Goricki, The Detroit News.